SCHEDULE 1Amendments of primary legislation to remove securities and deposits as alternatives to motor insurance

PART 1Amendments of the Road Traffic Act 1988

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1

Section 151 (duty of insurers or persons giving security to satisfy judgment against persons insured or secured against third-party risks)25 is amended as follows.

2

In the heading—

a

omit “or persons giving security”; and

b

omit “or secured against third party risks”.

3

In subsection (1), for “or security is issued or given” substitute “is issued”.

4

In subsection (2)—

a

in paragraph (a)—

i

omit “or security”; and

ii

omit “or whose liability is covered by the security, as the case may be”; and

b

in paragraph (b)—

i

omit “or, as the case may be, the security covered the liability of all persons,”; and

ii

omit “or, as the case may be, whose liability is covered by the security”.

5

In subsection (3)—

a

omit “or security” in both places;

b

omit “, as the case may be,”; and

c

omit “or the operation of the security”.

6

In subsection (5), in the words before paragraph (a), omit “or security”.

7

In subsection (6), omit “or security” in each place.

8

In subsection (7)—

a

in the words before paragraph (a), omit “or whose liability is covered by a security”; and

b

in paragraph (b), omit “or security”.

9

In subsection (8)—

a

in the words before paragraph (a), omit “or whose liability is not covered by a security”; and

b

in paragraph (a)—

i

omit “, or whose liability is covered by the security,”; and

ii

omit “or, as the case may be, the security covered the liability of all persons”.

10

In subsection (9)—

a

omit paragraph (a); and

b

in paragraph (c), omit “or security” in each place.